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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Yoshio Tamura, Hyogo, JP;
Koichi Kusumura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshio Tamura, Hyogo, JP;
Koichi Kusumura, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system according to the present invention includes: a deodorizing device () configured to remove an odor component contained in a raw material gas; a reformer () configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through reforming reaction using the raw material gas that is discharged from the deodorizing device; a fuel cell () configured to generate power by using the hydrogen-containing gas that is discharged from the reformer; at least one on-off valve () provided on the combustible gas passage which is downstream from the deodorizing device and which extends through the reformer; and a stuck-state checker () configured to perform a stuck-state check on the on-off valve by supplying the raw material gas to the combustible gas passage.